188jili download A man convicted as an accomplice to a 2007 murder asked a judge Monday afternoon to have the remaining seven years of his sentence suspended. Michael Soto, 35, appeared in court wearing a green prison jumpsuit and smiled at his mother, sister and two friends at the beginning of the hearing. He was found guilty of giving a handgun to a friend who shot and killed Aaron Kar on Jan. 2, 2007. He was originally sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole. He was 17 at the time of the crime. In 2012, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that a life without parole sentence for someone under the age of 18 violated constitutional protections against cruel and unusual punishment. A judge resentenced him in 2019 to 25 years to life after a hearing. The New Hampshire Supreme Court later ruled the decision could be applied retroactively. Prosecutor Benjamin Agati objected to giving Soto any relief from the sentence, which had been reduced about five years ago in 2019. “The defendant has not taken responsibility for loading the gun, wiping down the gun, handing it to Roscoe White and then disposing of the gun afterward,” White said. Soto’s lawyers, Charles Bookman and Ghazi Al-Marayati, filed a nine-page request for the suspension back in July. They mentioned he earned his GED in 2013 and is in group sessions on post-traumatic stress disorder, socialization, social skills and coping mindfully. Soto told Judge Daniel Will during a brief statement that he is truly sorry about what he did. “The prosecutor said I didn’t take responsibility, but back then, I was just a child. I was a juvenile,” he said. “I didn’t trust nobody.” He said he took responsibility in 2019 during resentencing and continues to do so. “I am really just looking for you to just have faith in me and to give me an opportunity to show the man that I became now that I strive every day to be a better version of myself.” Soto received mental health counseling during a stay at a prison in Kansas in 2015 where he reported many years of childhood abuse and trauma. “This is really about a 17-year-old and now a man in his 30s,” Bookman said. “We have someone who has gone through a process. He had a difficult upbringing.” Soto has conducted everything offered at the prison and he continues to improve himself, his attorneys said. Earlier this year, he took a course called “Dealing with Feelings” at the prison, according to court documents. “When we look to the future, things look very good for Mr. Soto to be a productive member of society,” Bookman said. Most of Soto’s rehabilitation efforts were brought up during the 2019 sentencing, Agati said. “We are encouraged by the work that he has done and we think that will reflect once it gets to his parole hearing,” Agati said. “He will get to live the years of life that Aaron never gets to have.” Agati said Kar family members object to the request for early release. Judge Will took the request under advisement. jphelps@unionleader.comOne night last month, near the end of the Chicago International Film Festival, a particularly long line of moviegoers snaked down Southport Avenue by the Music Box Theatre. The hot ticket? This fall’s hottest ticket, in fact, all over the international festival circuit? Well, it’s a 215-minute drama about a fictional Hungarian Jewish architect who emigrates to America in 1947 after surviving the Holocaust. The film’s title, “The Brutalist,” references several things, firstly a post-World War II design imperative made of stern concrete, steel, and a collision of poetry and functionality. Director and co-writer Brady Corbet, who wrote “The Brutalist” with his filmmaker wife, Mona Fastvold, explores brutalism in other forms as well, including love, envy, capitalist economics and how the promise of America eludes someone like the visionary architect László Tóth, played by Adrien Brody. Corbet, now 36 and a good bet for Oscar nominations this coming January, says his unfashionable sprawl of a picture, being distributed by A24, is also about the “strange relationship between artist and patron, and art and commerce.” It co-stars Felicity Jones as the visionary architect’s wife, Erzsébet, trapped in Eastern Europe after the war with their niece for an agonizingly long time. Guy Pearce portrays the imperious Philadelphia blueblood who hires Tóth, a near-invisible figure in his adopted country, to design a monumental public building known as the Institute in rural Pennsylvania. The project becomes an obsession, then a breaking point and then something else. Corbet’s project, which took the better part of a decade to come together after falling apart more than once, felt like that, too. Spanning five decades and filmed in Hungary and Italy, “The Brutalist” looks like a well-spent $50 million project. In actuality, it was made for a mere $10 million, with Corbet and cinematographer Lol Crawley shooting on film, largely in the VistaVision process. The filmmaker said at the Chicago festival screening: “Who woulda thunk that for screening after screening over the last couple of months, people stood in line around the block to get into a three-and-a-half-hour movie about a mid-century designer?” He lives in Brooklyn, New York, with Fastvold and their daughter. Our conversation has been edited for clarity and length. Q: Putting together an independent movie, keeping it on track, getting it made: not easy, as you told the Music Box audience last night. Money is inevitably going to be part of the story of “The Brutalist,” since you had only so much to make a far-flung historical epic. A: Yeah, that’s right. In relation to my earlier features, “The Childhood of a Leader” had a $3 million budget. The budget for “Vox Lux” was right around $10 million, same as “The Brutalist,” although the actual production budget for “Vox Lux” was about $4.5 million. Which is to say: All the money on top of that was going to all the wrong places. For a lot of reasons, when my wife and I finished the screenplay for “The Brutalist,” we ruled out scouting locations in Philadelphia or anywhere in the northeastern United States. We needed to (film) somewhere with a lot less red tape. My wife’s previous film, “The World to Come,” she made in Romania; we shot “Childhood of a Leader” in Hungary. For “The Brutalist” we initially landed on Poland, but this was early on in COVID and Poland shut its borders the week our crew was arriving for pre-production. When we finally got things up and running again with a different iteration of the cast (the original ensemble was to star Joel Edgerton, Marion Cotillard and Mark Rylance), after nine months, the movie fell apart again because Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. We couldn’t get any of the banks to cash-flow the tax credit (for location shooting in Poland). It’s completely stable now, but at that time the banks were nervous about whether the war would be contained to Ukraine or not. And then we finally got it up and running in Budapest, Hungary. Q: That’s a long time. A: Every filmmaker I know suffers from some form of post-traumatic stress (laughs). It sounds funny but it’s true. At every level. On the level of independent cinema, you’re just so damn poor. You’re not making any money, and yet from nose to tail, at minimum, a movie always takes a couple of years. With bigger projects, you might have a little more personal security but a lot less creative security with so many more cooks in the kitchen. Either route you choose, it can be an arduous and painful one. Whether you’re making a movie for a million dollars, or $10 million, or $100 million, it’s still “millions of dollars.” And if you’re concerned about the lives and livelihoods of the people working with you, it’s especially stressful. People are constantly calling you: “Is it happening? Are we starting? Should I take this other job or not?” And you have 250 people who need that answer from you. Every iteration of the project, I always thought we were really about to start in a week, two weeks. It’s just very challenging interpersonally. It’s an imposition for everyone in your life. And then there’s the imposition of screening a movie that’s three-and-a-half-hours long for film festivals, where it’s difficult to find that kind of real estate on the schedule. So essentially, making a movie means constantly apologizing. Q: At what point in your acting career did you take a strong interest in what was going on behind the camera? A: I was making short films when I was 11, 12 years old. The first thing I ever made more properly, I guess, was a short film I made when I was 18, “Protect You + Me,” shot by (cinematographer) Darius Khondji. It was supposed to be part of a triptych of films, and I went to Paris for the two films that followed it. And then all the financing fell through. But that first one screened at the London film festival, and won a prize at Sundance, and I was making music videos and other stuff by then. Q: You’ve written a lot of screenplays with your wife. How many? A: Probably 25. We work a lot for other people, too. I think we’ve done six together for our own projects. Sometimes I’ll start something at night and my wife will finish in the morning. Sometimes we work very closely together, talking and typing together. It’s always different. Right now I’m writing a lot on the road, and my wife is editing her film, which is a musical we wrote, “Ann Lee,” about the founder of the Shakers. I’m working on my next movie now, which spans a lot of time, like “The Brutalist,” with a lot of locations. And I need to make sure we can do it for not a lot of money, because it’s just not possible to have a lot of money and total autonomy. For me making a movie is like cooking. If everyone starts coming in and throwing a dash of this or that in the pot, it won’t work out. A continuity of vision is what I look for when I read a novel. Same with watching a film. A lot of stuff out there today, appropriately referred to as “content,” has more in common with a pair of Nikes than it does with narrative cinema. Q: Yeah, I can’t imagine a lot of Hollywood executives who’d sign off on “The Brutalist.” A: Well, even with our terrific producing team, I mean, everyone was up for a three-hour movie but we were sort of pushing it with three-and-a-half (laughs). I figured, worst-case scenario, it opens on a streamer. Not what I had in mind, but people watch stuff that’s eight, 12 hours long all the time. They get a cold, they watch four seasons of “Succession.” (A24 is releasing the film in theaters, gradually.) It was important for all of us to try to capture an entire century’s worth of thinking about design with “The Brutalist.” For me, making something means expressing a feeling I have about our history. I’ve described my films as poetic films about politics, that go to places politics alone cannot reach. It’s one thing to say something like “history repeats itself.” It’s another thing to make people see that, and feel it. I really want viewers to engage with the past, and the trauma of that history can be uncomfortable, or dusty, or dry. But if you can make it something vital, and tangible, the way great professors can do for their students, that’s my definition of success. “The Brutalist” opens in New York and Los Angeles on Dec. 20. The Chicago release is Jan. 10, 2025. Michael Phillips is a Tribune critic.

Meghan Markle breaks silence on 'new adventure' amid professional separation from HarryThe Western Nebraska Community College soccer and volleyball teams had several individuals earn all-Region IX honors, and a few also receive the player of the year nods The men's soccer team, which advanced to the national tournament, had both the top offensive and defensive players. Both were first-team all-region selections as well. Eduardo Oliveira was named the offensive MVP, while sophomore Guilherme Lindolfo received the defensive honor. In addition, Cougars coach Todd Rasnic was the Region IX top coach The Cougars also had a number of second-team all-region picks: Lucas Ovalle and Maxime Niyibaho as midfielders, Paul Denz as a defender, and Owen Henderson as a goalkeeper. Denz and Henderson are both freshmen. Honorable mention selections were Isrrael Rodriguez as a midfielder, Anthony Lemus as a forward, and Michael Escobar as a defender. The WNCC women’s soccer team placed two members on the All-Region teams. Lizbeth Barrera earned her second-straight all-region honor, joined by teammate Yasmin Urbina. Both were honorable mention picks. The Cougar volleyball team had several members make the Region IX South All-Region as well at the Region IX tournament All-Tournament team. The all-tournament team included Cougar sophomores Tamika Eastman of Harrison, and Taylor Tyser, of Laramie, Wyo. Region IX champion Eastern Wyoming College had a few all-tournament selections as well: Boden Liljedahl, Amarie Huntsman, Siale Unufe, and Una Stepic. EWC’s Liljedahl, a libero, was named the tournament’s MVP. Four WNCC players were also named to the All-Region South squad: sophomore Lilly Zwart, freshman Nora Marginean on the first team, and Taylor Tyser and Finja Schul on the second team. WNCC’s Zwart was named the Region IX South Player of the Year. Former WNCC volleyball players wrapped up their collegiate career at the South Dakota School of Mines with Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference honors Ale Meoni was named to the first team, while Ogallala’s Jenna Curtis was named an honorable mention pick Both players played for the Cougars in 2021 and 2022 seasons. Makayla Holcombe, a Scottsbluff High volleyball player and the coach at Spartanburg Methodist College, was on of the individuals on the 30 Under 30 list that was released by the American Volleyball Coaches Association. Holcombe is in her second season at Spartanburg, helped the team to an 18-19 record this season before falling to Florida College in the CAC Volleyball Championship semifinals. Holcombe graduated from Garden City Community College and then from Chowan University where she was a player. She got her Master’s degree from Keiser University. Scottsbluff’s Dawson Mohr is in his junior season at Black Hills State after redshirting a year ago and this season Mohr has appeared in four games for the Hornets. On Nov. 21, Mohr scored three points against Montana State Billings in a 73-70 loss. Mohr had a 3-pointer in the contest. Mohr spent a year at the University of Northern Colorado before transferring, and Black Hills State plays the University of Mary on Nov. 29 and Minot State the next day in Rapid City, S.D. College Notebook: Anyone having news and notes on what former Wyo-Braska athletes (high school or college) are doing at the next level, please send a note to Mark Rein at mrein2963@gmail.com or text at 308-631-0459. Get local news delivered to your inbox!The smartphone world is abuzz with anticipation for the next generation of flagships. While the Samsung Galaxy S25 series is still months away, whispers of the OnePlus 13 and 13R are already making waves. Could these be the devices that finally give Samsung a run for its money in the Android arena? OnePlus has a history of delivering impressive specs and performance at competitive prices, often undercutting Samsung’s premium flagships. With the rumored advancements in the OnePlus 13 series, the competition in the Android space could be fiercer than ever. We’ll delve into the expected features, performance upgrades, and potential pricing of the OnePlus 13 and 13R, analyzing how they stack up against the rumored specs of the Samsung Galaxy S25. Get ready for a head-to-head comparison that will help you decide which flagship might reign supreme in 2024. OnePlus 13 and 13R: What We Know So Far While official details are scarce, leaks and rumors provide a glimpse into what the OnePlus 13 and 13R might offer. Here’s a breakdown: Taking on the Galaxy S25: Key Battlegrounds The Samsung Galaxy S25 series is expected to be a powerhouse in its own right. Here’s how the OnePlus 13 and 13R could challenge Samsung’s dominance: My Take: OnePlus Needs More Than Just Specs I’ve been a long-time user of both OnePlus and Samsung devices. While OnePlus excels in delivering raw performance and fast charging, Samsung often has an edge in areas like software refinement, camera consistency, and overall user experience. For OnePlus to truly challenge Samsung, the 13 series needs to go beyond impressive specs. Here’s what I believe is crucial: Beyond the Flagship: The OnePlus 13R Factor The OnePlus 13R plays a crucial role in the company’s strategy. It targets a more price-sensitive segment, potentially going head-to-head with Samsung’s Galaxy S25 FE (Fan Edition). By offering a slightly toned-down version of the flagship with a more aggressive price, OnePlus can capture a wider audience. This strategy could be particularly effective in markets where price sensitivity is high. The Intrigue of Early Adoption One potential advantage for OnePlus is an earlier release date. If the 13 series launches before the Galaxy S25, it could capture early adopters and set the tone for the year’s flagship competition. However, this strategy also carries risks. If the 13 series fails to impress, it could lose momentum quickly once the S25 arrives. The Verdict: A Potential Turning Point The OnePlus 13 and 13R have the potential to be formidable contenders in the Android flagship space. With the expected advancements in performance, charging, and camera technology, they could push Samsung to innovate further and offer even more compelling devices. However, OnePlus needs to address its weaknesses in software refinement, camera consistency, and long-term support to truly challenge Samsung’s dominance. The smartphone battle of 2024 is shaping up to be an exciting one. Whether OnePlus can seize this opportunity to become a true leader remains to be seen. But one thing is certain: consumers will be the ultimate winners as these two giants push the boundaries of smartphone technology. Looking Ahead: What to Expect in the Coming Months As we get closer to the launch of the OnePlus 13 series, we can expect more concrete information to emerge. Keep an eye out for: The coming months will be crucial in determining whether the OnePlus 13 and 13R can live up to the hype and truly challenge the Samsung Galaxy S25.

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Will Howard passed for two touchdowns and rushed for another, TreVeyon Henderson ran for a score and No. 2 Ohio State beat previously undefeated No. 5 Indiana 38-15 on Saturday. All Ohio State (10-1, 7-1 Big Ten, CFP No. 2) has to do now is beat Michigan at home next Saturday and it will earn a return to the Big Ten championship game for the first time since 2020 and get a rematch with No. 1 Oregon. The Ducks beat Ohio State 32-31 in a wild one back on Oct. 12. The Hoosiers (10-1, 7-1, No. 5 CFP) had their best chance to beat the Buckeyes for the first time since 1988 but were hurt by special teams mistakes and disrupted by an Ohio State defence that sacked Canadian quarterback Kurtis Rourke five times. “In life, all good things come to an end,” Indiana coach Curt Cignetti said. Late in the first half, Indiana punter James Evans fumbled a snap and was buried at his own 7-yardline with the Buckeyes taking over. That turned quickly into a 4-yard TD run by Henderson that gave the Buckeyes a 14-7 lead. Early in the second half, Caleb Downs fielded an Evans punt at the Ohio State 21, raced down the right sideline, cut to the middle and outran the coverage for a TD that put the Buckeyes up 21-7. It was the first time a Buckeye returned a punt for a touchdown since 2014. Howard finished 22 for 26 for 201 yards. Emeka Egbuka had seven catches for 80 yards and a TD. “Our guys just played with a chip today, and that’s the way you got to play the game of football,” Ohio State coach Ryan Day said. Indiana scored on its first possession of the game and its last, both short runs by Ty Son Lawson, who paced the Hoosiers with 79 rushing yards. Rourke, a 24-year-old from Oakville, Ont., is the brother of BC Lions QB Nathan Rourke. He was 8 for 18 for 68 yards. “We had communication errors, pass (protection), every time we dropped back to pass, something bad happened," Cignetti said. Indiana's 151 total yards was its lowest of the season. And it was the most points surrendered by the Hoosier's defence. The takeaway Indiana: Its special season was blemished by the Buckeyes, who beat the Hoosiers for the 30th straight time. Indiana was eyeing its first conference crown since sharing one with two other teams in 1967. That won't happen now. “Ohio State deserved to win,” Cignetti said. “They had those (third quarter scores), and we just couldn’t respond.” Ohio State: Didn't waste the opportunities presented by the Hoosiers when they got sloppy. The Buckeyes led 14-7 at the break and took control in the second half. An offensive line patched together because of multiple injuries performed surprisingly well. “We know what was at stake," Day said. “We don't win this game, and we have no chance to go to Indianapolis and play in the Big Ten championship. And that's real. We've had that approach for the last few weeks now, more than that.” Poll implications Some voters were obviously unsure of Indiana because it hadn't played a nationally ranked team before Ohio State. After this one, the Hoosiers will drop. All about Will Howard made history by completing 80% of his passes for the sixth time this season. No other Ohio State quarterback has done that. He completed his first 14 passes in a row and finished with a 85% completion rate. “I think Buckeye nation is now seeing, after 11 games, that this guy is a winner, he's tough, he cares about his teammates, he's a leader,” Day said. Up next Indiana hosts Purdue in the regular-season finale next Saturday. Ohio State hosts rival Michigan on Saturday. ___ Get poll alerts and updates on the AP Top 25 throughout the season. Sign up here . AP college football: https://apnews.com/hub/ap-top-25-college-football-poll and https://apnews.com/hub/college-football Mitch Stacy, The Associated PressFCC Receives 2,700 Requests for School Cybersecurity Funding

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William Raveis Expands to The Hamptons and North Fork Long Island in Strategic Partnership with Town & Country Real EstateGAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) — DJ Lagway threw two touchdown passes, Montrell Johnson ran for 127 yards and a score, and Florida upset No. 9 Mississippi 24-17 on Saturday to knock the Rebels out of College Football Playoff contention. The Gators (6-5, 4-4 Southeastern Conference), who topped LSU last week, beat ranked teams in consecutive weeks for the first time since 2008 and became bowl eligible. The late-season spurt provided another vote of confidence for coach Billy Napier, who is expected back for a fourth season. Ole Miss (8-3, 4-3), which entered the day as a 10-point favorite, lost for the first time in four games and surely will drop out of the 12-team playoff picture. The Rebels ranked ninth in the latest CFP and needed only to avoid stumbling down the stretch against Florida and lowly Mississippi State to clinch a spot in the playoff field. But coach Lane Kiffin’s team failed to score in three trips inside the red zone and dropped countless passes in perfect weather. No. 2 OHIO ST. 38, No. 5 INDIANA 15 COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Will Howard passed for two touchdowns and rushed for another, TreVeyon Henderson ran for a score and No. 2 Ohio State beat previously undefeated No. 5 Indiana. All Ohio State (10-1, 7-1 Big Ten, CFP No. 2) has to do now is beat Michigan at home next Saturday and it will earn a return to the Big Ten championship game for the first time since 2020 and get a rematch with No. 1 Oregon. The Ducks beat Ohio State 32-31 in a wild one back on Oct. 12. The Hoosiers (10-1, 7-1, No. 5 CFP) had their best chance to beat the Buckeyes for the first time since 1988 but were hurt by special teams mistakes and disrupted by an Ohio State defense that sacked quarterback Kurtis Rourke five times. Howard finished 22 for 26 for 201 yards. Emeka Egbuka had seven catches for 80 yards and a TD. No. 8 GEORGIA 59, UMass 21 ATHENS, Ga. (AP) — Carson Beck threw four touchdown passes, Nate Frazier ran for 136 yards with three scores and No. 8 Georgia overwhelmed Massachusetts as the Bulldogs tried to protect their College Football Playoff hopes. Georgia (9-2, No. 10 CFP) needed the big offense from Beck and Frazier to rescue a defense that gave up 226 rushing yards. UMass (2-9) played its first game under interim coach Shane Montgomery, the offensive coordinator who retained his play-calling duties after replacing fired coach Don Brown on Monday. Jalen John led the Minutemen with 107 rushing yards and a touchdown. Georgia extended its streak of consecutive home wins to 30, the longest active streak in the Football Bowl Subdivision. No. 10 TENNESSEE 56, UTEP 0 KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Nico Iamaleava threw for 209 yards and four touchdowns to lead No. 10 Tennessee to a victory over UTEP. The Volunteers (9-2) overcame a sluggish start to roll up the impressive win. Both teams were scoreless in the first quarter, but Tennessee found its rhythm. Grad student receiver Bru McCoy, who hadn’t caught a touchdown pass this season, had two. Peyton Lewis also ran for two scores. Tennessee’s defensive line, which had no sacks in last week’s loss to Georgia, had three against the Miners. UTEP (2-9) struggled with two missed field goals and three turnovers. Tennessee’s offense came alive with 28 points in the second quarter. In the final four drives of the quarter, Iamaleava completed 11 of 12 passes for 146 yards and touchdowns to Squirrel White, Ethan Davis and McCoy. No. 11 MIAMI 42, WAKE FOREST 14 MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — Cam Ward passed for 280 yards and threw two touchdowns to Jacolby George on another record-breaking day, Mishael Powell ran an interception back 76 yards for a touchdown and No. 11 Miami pulled away late to beat Wake Forest. The Hurricanes (10-1, 6-1 Atlantic Coast Conference, No. 8 College Football Playoff) can clinch a berth in the ACC title game with a win at Syracuse next weekend. Ward completed 27 of 38 passes, plus ran for a score. He broke two more single-season Miami records, both of which had been held for 40 years by Bernie Kosar — most passing yards in a season and most completions in a season. Ward now has 3,774 yards on 268 completions this season. Kosar threw for 3,642 yards on 262 completions in 1984. Demond Claiborne had a 100-yard kickoff return for a touchdown for Wake Forest (4-7, 2-5). Claiborne also rushed for 62 yards for the Demon Deacons, and starting quarterback Hank Bachmeier was 8 of 14 passing for 86 yards and a touchdown. No. 13 SMU 33, VIRGINIA 7 CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) — Kevin Jennings threw for a career-high 323 yards and two touchdowns and ran for another, and No. 13 SMU clinched a spot in the Atlantic Coast Conference championship game by routing Virginia. Isaiah Smith and Jared Harrison-Hunte each had two sacks to help the Mustangs (10-1, 7-0, No. 13 CFP) extend their winning streak to eight. They would earn an automatic bid into the expanded College Football Playoff by beating 11th-ranked Miami or 17th-ranked Clemson in the ACC title game on Dec. 7 in Charlotte, North Carolina. SMU had to get there first, and Jennings led the way again, bouncing back from an interception and a fumble to complete 25 of 33 passes to six different receivers, including TD tosses to Jordan Hudson and Matthew Hibner. Brashard Smith provided a little balance on offense, running for 63 yards and his 13th touchdown of the season. SMU’s defense overwhelmed UVa’s offensive line, sacking Anthony Colandrea nine times and allowing the Cavaliers (5-6, 3-4) just 173 yards. Special teams contributed, too, with Roderick Daniels Jr. returning a punt 48 yards and Collin Rogers making two field goals. No. 24 ILLINOIS 38, RUTGERS 31 PISCATAWAY, N.J. (AP) — Luke Altmyer found Pat Bryant for a catch-and-run, 40-yard touchdown pass with 4 seconds left, sending No. 24 Illinois to a wild victory over Rutgers. Illinois (8-3, 5-3 Big Ten) was down 31-30 when it sent long kicker Ethan Moczulski out for a desperation 58-yard field goal with 14 seconds to go. Rutgers coach Greg Schiano then called for a timeout right before Moczulski’s attempt was wide left and about 15 yards short. After the missed field goal was waved off by the timeout, Illinois coach Bret Bielema sent his offense back on the field. Altmyer hit Bryant on an in cut on the left side at the 22, and he continued across the field and scored untouched in a game that featured three lead changes in the final 3:07. Rutgers (6-5, 3-5) gave up a safety on the final kickoff return, throwing a ball out of bounds in the end zone as players passed it around hoping for a miracle touchdown. Altmyer was 12-of-26 passing for 249 yards and two touchdowns. Bryant finished with seven receptions for 197 yards.A pair of teams with minimal rest will face off in Nassau, Bahamas, on Sunday when No. 22 St. John takes on Georgia. St. John's (5-1), which will play its third game in four days, began the stretch in the Bahamas Championship on Thursday, dropping a heartbreaker to No. 13 Baylor. The Red Storm led by 18 in the first half before Baylor forced overtime. From there, St. John's rallied from five down with 1:47 left to send the game to a second overtime, where it saw Baylor knock down a pair of 3-pointers in the final seven seconds -- including Jeremy Roach's buzzer-beater -- to knock off the Red Storm 99-98. In the third-place game on Friday, St. John's breezed past Virginia 80-55. RJ Luis Jr. led the way with 18 points and four steals, followed by Kadary Richmond's 12 points, as the Red Storm took a one-point lead with 15:21 left in the first half and didn't trail again. "I'm really impressed with our guys, coming off a double-overtime, extremely emotional loss," St. John's head coach Rick Pitino said. "To respond that way was extremely impressive, both offensively and defensively." Pitino, in his second year with the Red Storm, was moved by something off the court on Friday, involving captain Zuby Ejiofor, who chipped in eight points, nine boards, two steals and two blocks. Ejiofor was serenaded by St. John's fans during the win, following his two missed free throws at the end of double overtime against Baylor. "When you've only been in a job for a year, you search for things you love about a place," Pitino said. "Tonight I found out what I love about St. John's. Our fans chanted Zuby's name the whole game, which doesn't happen anywhere else in America. I was really impressed with our fans and I thank them for making Zuby feel good, because he gives you all the energy." Luis leads the Red Storm with 17.3 points per game, followed by Ejiofor (10.7), Aaron Scott (10.5), Deivon Smith (10.3) and Richmond (10.2). Georgia enters Sunday's matchup looking to rebound from its first loss after falling to No. 15 Marquette 80-69 on Saturday. Georgia (5-1) battled back from a 15-point, second-half deficit, but was held to just three points over the final 4:57 in Saturday's loss. Blue Cain led the Bulldogs with a season-high 17 points, including five 3-pointers. "It's a process. It's a journey with this team," Bulldogs head coach Mike White said. "It's about continuing to make strides, continuing to protect our culture. ... At the end of the day, wins and losses are going to take care of themselves. We just have to embrace the process and enjoy it." Five-star freshman recruit Asa Newell was held to a season-low nine points but leads the team with 15.5 points per game. Silas Demary Jr. is second with 13.8. --Field Level Media

Saia Partners with Tesla to Launch Two Electric SemisMutual of America Capital Management LLC acquired a new stake in Parsons Co. ( NYSE:PSN – Free Report ) in the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm acquired 25,250 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,618,000. Other hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in the company. V Square Quantitative Management LLC acquired a new stake in Parsons during the 3rd quarter valued at $33,000. Capital Performance Advisors LLP acquired a new stake in shares of Parsons during the third quarter valued at about $45,000. Tanglewood Legacy Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Parsons during the second quarter worth about $44,000. DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale acquired a new position in shares of Parsons in the third quarter worth about $72,000. Finally, Blue Trust Inc. boosted its holdings in Parsons by 23.6% in the second quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 1,041 shares of the company’s stock valued at $86,000 after purchasing an additional 199 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 98.02% of the company’s stock. Analyst Ratings Changes PSN has been the topic of a number of recent analyst reports. Truist Financial cut their target price on Parsons from $130.00 to $110.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday. KeyCorp increased their price objective on shares of Parsons from $116.00 to $122.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Thursday, October 31st. Raymond James downgraded shares of Parsons from a “strong-buy” rating to an “outperform” rating and set a $115.00 target price for the company. in a research report on Wednesday, October 23rd. Robert W. Baird lifted their price target on Parsons from $103.00 to $125.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Thursday, October 31st. Finally, Benchmark upped their price objective on Parsons from $68.00 to $101.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, August 1st. One research analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating and seven have issued a buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Parsons currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $105.13. Parsons Trading Down 0.3 % Shares of NYSE PSN opened at $99.05 on Friday. Parsons Co. has a 12-month low of $61.10 and a 12-month high of $114.68. The company has a market cap of $10.52 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 150.06, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.77 and a beta of 0.80. The company has a current ratio of 1.55, a quick ratio of 1.55 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.47. The stock’s 50 day simple moving average is $104.86 and its 200 day simple moving average is $90.77. Parsons ( NYSE:PSN – Get Free Report ) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, October 30th. The company reported $0.80 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.73 by $0.07. The company had revenue of $1.81 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.63 billion. Parsons had a return on equity of 12.74% and a net margin of 1.21%. Equities research analysts expect that Parsons Co. will post 3.02 EPS for the current year. About Parsons ( Free Report ) Parsons Corporation provides integrated solutions and services in the defense, intelligence, and critical infrastructure markets in North America, the Middle East, and internationally. The company operates through Federal Solutions and Critical Infrastructure segments. The Federal Solutions segment provides critical technologies, such as cybersecurity; missile defense; intelligence; space launch and ground systems; space and weapon system resiliency; geospatial intelligence; signals intelligence; environmental remediation; border security, critical infrastructure protection; counter unmanned air systems; biometrics and bio surveillance solutions to U.S. Featured Stories Receive News & Ratings for Parsons Daily - Enter your email address below to receive a concise daily summary of the latest news and analysts' ratings for Parsons and related companies with MarketBeat.com's FREE daily email newsletter .

New Delhi, Dec. 19, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The global teller cash recycler market was valued at US$ 4,143.47 million in 2024 and is anticipated to reach US$ 6,441.49 million by 2033 at a CAGR of 5.16% during the forecast period 2025–2033. The teller cash recycler (TCR) market is experiencing robust demand driven by the banking industry's pursuit of operational efficiency and enhanced customer service. In 2023, the global TCR market was valued at approximately $2.7 billion, with over 65,000 units deployed worldwide according to a report by Grand View Research. Major financial institutions like HSBC and Citibank have collectively installed over 10,000 TCRs across their global branch networks. The increasing volume of cash transactions, which the World Bank estimates at over $20 trillion annually, underscores the need for efficient cash handling solutions like TCRs. Download Free Sample Copy @ Opportunities in the teller cash recycler market are expanding due to technological advancements and the integration of artificial intelligence. Manufacturers such as Glory Ltd. and Hitachi-Omron Terminal Solutions have invested over $300 million in R&D in 2023 to develop next-generation TCRs with features like predictive maintenance and advanced security protocols. The Asia-Pacific region, particularly China and India, presents significant growth potential; these countries collectively ordered 20,000 TCR units in 2023, as reported by the Asian Bankers Association. Additionally, the rise of hybrid banking models that combine digital and physical services is propelling the demand for TCRs that can seamlessly integrate with online platforms. The potential outlook for the teller cash recycler market is optimistic, with projections suggesting it could reach a valuation of $6.44 billion by 2033, based on data from Astute Analytica. The replacement cycle of outdated machines is accelerating, with approximately 30,000 units globally nearing the end of their operational lifespan, driving new sales. Collaborations between banks and fintech companies are fostering innovation; for example, a partnership between BNP Paribas and a leading fintech startup aims to deploy 5,000 AI-enhanced TCRs across Europe. Government initiatives are also influencing market growth; the European Central Bank allocated $200 million in grants in 2023 to support automation in banking, further stimulating the market. Key Findings in Teller Cash Recycler Market Multi-Cassette Cash Recyclers: The Backbone of Modern Cash Management Across Industries Controlling Over 53% Share Multi-cassette cash recyclers have become indispensable tools for cash-heavy industries due to their unparalleled efficiency in handling multiple denominations and high transaction volumes. These machines in the teller cash recycler market have revolutionized operations by reducing manual intervention and increasing accuracy. In 2023, global sales of teller cash recyclers reached $4.14 billion, with multi-cassette variants contributing the majority share owing to their advanced functionality. A leading Japanese bank recently deployed over 2,000 units, reducing cash handling errors by 60,000 transactions annually. Additionally, multi-cassette systems are now capable of processing up to 1,200 banknotes per minute, making them ideal for high-traffic environments like retail and banking. A significant driver of their dominance in the teller cash recycler market is their compatibility with emerging financial technologies. Many multi-cassette recyclers now feature AI-powered counterfeit detection, capable of identifying even the most sophisticated fake banknotes. In 2022, a European study reported that such systems helped prevent over $1 billion in counterfeit-related losses. Moreover, the machines now integrate seamlessly with digital payment systems, enhancing their utility in hybrid cash and digital transactions. For example, a German retail chain installed 500 units in 2021 and reported a reduction of $400,000 in cash storage costs due to optimized cash flow management. Electronic Lock Systems is the Gold Standard in Security for Teller Cash Recyclers, Set to Account for Over 66% Market Share Electronic lock systems are the cornerstone of security in teller cash recycler market, offering unmatched protection against unauthorized access and theft. In 2023, the global electronic lock market for financial equipment reached $2.3 billion, with the majority deployed in cash recyclers. A U.S. bank recently reported that upgrading to electronic locks eliminated over 250 instances of unauthorized access attempts within a year. These locks provide multi-layered security, including biometric authentication, PIN codes, and remote access control, ensuring that only authorized personnel can access the cash storage compartments. One of the major factors driving their adoption is real-time monitoring and reporting capabilities. Advanced electronic lock systems generate access logs that allow institutions to track every interaction with the machine. In 2023, a study found that such systems reduced internal fraud cases in banks by $900,000 annually. Additionally, electronic lock systems in the teller cash recycler market are designed to comply with global security regulations, making them a preferred choice for financial institutions worldwide. For instance, banks in the Middle East recently invested $120 million in upgrading their cash recyclers with electronic locks to meet evolving compliance standards. Moreover, the rising threat of cyber-physical attacks has accelerated the demand for electronic locks. These systems are now integrated with IoT-enabled security platforms, enabling remote access management and instant lock-down features during emergencies. A French financial institution reported using IoT-enabled locks to prevent a coordinated cyber-physical attack in 2022, saving $2 million in potential losses. The ability to reprogram access credentials instantly also ensures operational flexibility, making electronic locks indispensable for large-scale operations. With an expected industry investment of $3 billion in advanced security systems by 2026, electronic locks will continue to lead the way in safeguarding cash-handling equipment. Hardware is the Engine Driving Teller Cash Recycler Market Leadership The hardware segment dominates the market, controlling the majority share due to the critical role of physical components in ensuring reliability and performance. In 2023, the global hardware segment in teller cash recycler market share surpassed $2.6 billion, highlighting the reliance on advanced components. Key hardware like high-speed banknote recognition sensors can process up to 1,500 notes per minute, reducing transaction times significantly. A major U.K. bank recently upgraded its hardware systems, processing 2 million transactions monthly with near-zero errors, saving $1.5 million annually in operational costs. One of the standout contributors to this dominance in the teller cash recycler market is the use of robust, tamper-proof cash storage units. These units are designed with reinforced materials that can withstand physical attacks, ensuring the safety of cash reserves. In 2022, a bank in Asia reported foiling a $1.2 million heist attempt thanks to the durability of their storage hardware. Similarly, advanced dispensing mechanisms equipped with anti-jam technology have reduced machine downtime by over 20 hours annually per unit, translating into improved customer service and operational efficiency. Investments in cutting-edge hardware have also enabled manufacturers to meet the growing demand for customization. Modular designs allow businesses to choose components tailored to their unique needs. For example, a Canadian retail chain installed 800 units with dual-cassette configurations in 2023, optimizing storage for small-denomination currencies. Ask For Customization @ Top 6 Players Controlling Over 70% Revenue of Teller Cash Recycler Market: Glory Global Solutions Alone Capture over 46% Market Share Glory Global Solutions has firmly established itself as the leader in the teller cash recycler (TCR) market, commanding over 46% of the global market share as of 2024. This dominance stems from the company's long-standing expertise in cash management, dating back over a century, and its ability to innovate continuously. Glory's product portfolio, particularly its advanced GLR series of TCRs, has been pivotal in meeting the evolving needs of financial institutions. These machines are designed to support multiple deployment modes, including traditional teller-operated, customer-facing, and self-service options, making them highly adaptable to diverse banking environments. By integrating cutting-edge technologies such as artificial intelligence, machine learning, and IoT, Glory has ensured its solutions remain efficient, secure, and aligned with the growing demand for automation in cash handling. This focus on innovation has allowed the company to address key industry challenges, such as reducing operational costs, minimizing errors, and enhancing cash security, which has further solidified its market position. The company's sustained leadership in the teller cash recycler market is also a result of its strategic approach to market trends and customer needs. Glory invests heavily in research and development, as seen in its Vertera 6G TCR, which offers enhanced functionality and reliability. Additionally, the company has embraced the shift toward digital and contactless transactions by integrating these capabilities into its solutions, ensuring relevance in a rapidly changing financial landscape. Glory's UBIQULARTM cloud-based platform exemplifies its commitment to providing comprehensive solutions, offering advanced business intelligence and remote monitoring features that go beyond hardware. Furthermore, the company has capitalized on regulatory incentives promoting TCR adoption and ensured compliance with international standards, making its products a preferred choice for financial institutions worldwide. By aligning its innovations with industry demands and maintaining a customer-centric approach, Glory Global Solutions has successfully retained its leadership in the teller cash recycler market. Global Teller Cash Recycler Market Key Players: Key Segmentation: By Product Type By Lock Type By Component By Provider By Region Inquire more about this report before purchase: About Astute Analytica Astute Analytica is a global analytics and advisory company which has built a solid reputation in a short period, thanks to the tangible outcomes we have delivered to our clients. We pride ourselves in generating unparalleled, in depth and uncannily accurate estimates and projections for our very demanding clients spread across different verticals. We have a long list of satisfied and repeat clients from a wide spectrum including technology, healthcare, chemicals, semiconductors, FMCG, and many more. These happy customers come to us from all across the Globe. 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This theory was spelled out to international anti-doping officials during a meeting and, after weeks of wrangling, finally made it into the thousands of pages of data handed over to the lawyer who investigated the case involving 23 Chinese swimmers who had tested positive for that same drug. The attorney, appointed by the World Anti-Doping Agency, refused to consider that scenario as he sifted through the evidence. In spelling out his reasoning, lawyer Eric Cottier paid heed to the half-baked nature of the theory. "The Investigator considers this scenario, which he has described in the conditional tense, to be possible, no less, no more," Cottier wrote. Even without the contaminated-noodles theory, Cottier found problems with the way WADA and the Chinese handled the case but ultimately determined WADA had acted reasonably in not appealing China's conclusion that its athletes had been inadvertently contaminated. Critics of the way the China case was handled can't help but wonder if a wider exploration of the noodle theory, details of which were discovered by The Associated Press via notes and emails from after the meeting where it was delivered, might have lent a different flavor to Cottier's conclusions. "There are more story twists to the ways the Chinese explain the TMZ case than a James Bond movie," said Rob Koehler, the director general of the advocacy group Global Athlete. "And all of it is complete fiction." In April, reporting from the New York Times and the German broadcaster ARD revealed that the 23 Chinese swimmers had tested positive for the banned heart medication trimetazidine, also known as TMZ. China's anti-doping agency determined the athletes had been contaminated, and so, did not sanction them. WADA accepted that explanation, did not press the case further, and China was never made to deliver a public notice about the "no-fault findings," as is often seen in similar cases. The stock explanation for the contamination was that traces of TMZ were found in the kitchen of a hotel where the swimmers were staying. In his 58-page report, Cottier relayed some suspicions about the feasibility of that chain of events — noting that WADA's chief scientist "saw no other solution than to accept it, even if he continued to have doubts about the reality of contamination as described by the Chinese authorities." But without evidence to support pursuing the case, and with the chance of winning an appeal at almost nil, Cottier determined WADA's "decision not to appeal appears indisputably reasonable." A mystery remained: How did those traces of TMZ get into the kitchen? Shortly after the doping positives were revealed, the Institute of National Anti-Doping Organizations held a meeting on April 30 where it heard from the leader of China's agency, Li Zhiquan. Li's presentation was mostly filled with the same talking points that have been delivered throughout the saga — that the positive tests resulted from contamination from the kitchen. But he expanded on one way the kitchen might have become contaminated, harkening to another case in China involving a low-level TMZ positive. A pharmaceutical factory, he explained, had used industrial alcohol in the distillation process for producing TMZ. The industrial alcohol laced with the drug "then entered the market through illegal channels," he said. The alcohol "was re-used by the perpetrators to process and produce cooking wine, which is an important seasoning used locally to make beef noodles," Li said. "The contaminated beef noodles were consumed by that athlete, resulting in an extremely low concentration of TMZ in the positive sample. "The wrongdoers involved have been brought to justice." This new information raised eyebrows among the anti-doping leaders listening to Li's report. So much so that over the next month, several emails ensued to make sure the details about the noodles and wine made their way to WADA lawyers, who could then pass it onto Cottier. Eventually, Li did pass on the information to WADA general counsel Ross Wenzel and, just to be sure, one of the anti-doping leaders forwarded it, as well, according to the emails seen by the AP. All this came with Li's request that the noodles story be kept confidential. Turns out, it made it into Cottier's report, though he took the information with a grain of salt. "Indeed, giving it more attention would have required it to be documented, then scientifically verified and validated," he wrote. Neither Wenzel nor officials at the Chinese anti-doping agency returned messages from AP asking about the noodles conspiracy and the other athlete who Li suggested had been contaminated by them. Meanwhile, 11 of the swimmers who originally tested positive competed at the Paris Games earlier this year in a meet held under the cloud of the Chinese doping case. Though WADA considers the case closed, Koehler and others point to situations like this as one of many reasons that an investigation by someone other than Cottier, who was hired by WADA, is still needed. "It gives the appearance that people are just making things up as they go along on this, and hoping the story just goes away," Koehler said. "Which clearly it has not."

One night last month, near the end of the Chicago International Film Festival, a particularly long line of moviegoers snaked down Southport Avenue by the Music Box Theatre. The hot ticket? This fall’s hottest ticket, in fact, all over the international festival circuit? Well, it’s a 215-minute drama about a fictional Hungarian Jewish architect who emigrates to America in 1947 after surviving the Holocaust. The film’s title, “The Brutalist,” references several things, firstly a post-World War II design imperative made of stern concrete, steel, and a collision of poetry and functionality. Director and co-writer Brady Corbet, who wrote “The Brutalist” with his filmmaker wife, Mona Fastvold, explores brutalism in other forms as well, including love, envy, capitalist economics and how the promise of America eludes someone like the visionary architect László Tóth, played by Adrien Brody. Corbet, now 36 and a good bet for Oscar nominations this coming January, says his unfashionable sprawl of a picture, being distributed by A24, is also about the “strange relationship between artist and patron, and art and commerce.” It co-stars Felicity Jones as the visionary architect’s wife, Erzsébet, trapped in Eastern Europe after the war with their niece for an agonizingly long time. Guy Pearce portrays the imperious Philadelphia blueblood who hires Tóth, a near-invisible figure in his adopted country, to design a monumental public building known as the Institute in rural Pennsylvania. The project becomes an obsession, then a breaking point and then something else. Corbet’s project, which took the better part of a decade to come together after falling apart more than once, felt like that, too. Spanning five decades and filmed in Hungary and Italy, “The Brutalist” looks like a well-spent $50 million project. In actuality, it was made for a mere $10 million, with Corbet and cinematographer Lol Crawley shooting on film, largely in the VistaVision process. The filmmaker said at the Chicago festival screening: “Who woulda thunk that for screening after screening over the last couple of months, people stood in line around the block to get into a three-and-a-half-hour movie about a mid-century designer?” He lives in Brooklyn, New York, with Fastvold and their daughter. Our conversation has been edited for clarity and length. A: Yeah, that’s right. In relation to my earlier features, “The Childhood of a Leader” had a $3 million budget. The budget for “Vox Lux” was right around $10 million, same as “The Brutalist,” although the actual production budget for “Vox Lux” was about $4.5 million. Which is to say: All the money on top of that was going to all the wrong places. For a lot of reasons, when my wife and I finished the screenplay for “The Brutalist,” we ruled out scouting locations in Philadelphia or anywhere in the northeastern United States. We needed to (film) somewhere with a lot less red tape. My wife’s previous film, “The World to Come,” she made in Romania; we shot “Childhood of a Leader” in Hungary. For “The Brutalist” we initially landed on Poland, but this was early on in COVID and Poland shut its borders the week our crew was arriving for pre-production. When we finally got things up and running again with a different iteration of the cast (the original ensemble was to star Joel Edgerton, Marion Cotillard and Mark Rylance), after nine months, the movie fell apart again because Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. We couldn’t get any of the banks to cash-flow the tax credit (for location shooting in Poland). It’s completely stable now, but at that time the banks were nervous about whether the war would be contained to Ukraine or not. And then we finally got it up and running in Budapest, Hungary. A: Every filmmaker I know suffers from some form of post-traumatic stress (laughs). It sounds funny but it’s true. At every level. On the level of independent cinema, you’re just so damn poor. You’re not making any money, and yet from nose to tail, at minimum, a movie always takes a couple of years. With bigger projects, you might have a little more personal security but a lot less creative security with so many more cooks in the kitchen. Either route you choose, it can be an arduous and painful one. Whether you’re making a movie for a million dollars, or $10 million, or $100 million, it’s still “millions of dollars.” And if you’re concerned about the lives and livelihoods of the people working with you, it’s especially stressful. People are constantly calling you: “Is it happening? Are we starting? Should I take this other job or not?” And you have 250 people who need that answer from you. Every iteration of the project, I always thought we were really about to start in a week, two weeks. It’s just very challenging interpersonally. It’s an imposition for everyone in your life. And then there’s the imposition of screening a movie that’s three-and-a-half-hours long for film festivals, where it’s difficult to find that kind of real estate on the schedule. So essentially, making a movie means constantly apologizing. A: I was making short films when I was 11, 12 years old. The first thing I ever made more properly, I guess, was a short film I made when I was 18, “Protect You + Me,” shot by (cinematographer) Darius Khondji. It was supposed to be part of a triptych of films, and I went to Paris for the two films that followed it. And then all the financing fell through. But that first one screened at the London film festival, and won a prize at Sundance, and I was making music videos and other stuff by then. A: Probably 25. We work a lot for other people, too. I think we’ve done six together for our own projects. Sometimes I’ll start something at night and my wife will finish in the morning. Sometimes we work very closely together, talking and typing together. It’s always different. Right now I’m writing a lot on the road, and my wife is editing her film, which is a musical we wrote, “Ann Lee,” about the founder of the Shakers. I’m working on my next movie now, which spans a lot of time, like “The Brutalist,” with a lot of locations. And I need to make sure we can do it for not a lot of money, because it’s just not possible to have a lot of money and total autonomy. For me making a movie is like cooking. If everyone starts coming in and throwing a dash of this or that in the pot, it won’t work out. A continuity of vision is what I look for when I read a novel. Same with watching a film. A lot of stuff out there today, appropriately referred to as “content,” has more in common with a pair of Nikes than it does with narrative cinema. A: Well, even with our terrific producing team, I mean, everyone was up for a three-hour movie but we were sort of pushing it with three-and-a-half (laughs). I figured, worst-case scenario, it opens on a streamer. Not what I had in mind, but people watch stuff that’s eight, 12 hours long all the time. They get a cold, they watch four seasons of “Succession.” (A24 is releasing the film in theaters, gradually.) It was important for all of us to try to capture an entire century’s worth of thinking about design with “The Brutalist.” For me, making something means expressing a feeling I have about our history. I’ve described my films as poetic films about politics, that go to places politics alone cannot reach. It’s one thing to say something like “history repeats itself.” It’s another thing to make people that, and feel it. I really want viewers to engage with the past, and the trauma of that history can be uncomfortable, or dusty, or dry. 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1 / 11 The Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 mega auction wrapped up on Monday in Jeddah, after a massive two-day-long affair that saw 577 players go under the hammer. Teams, with boosted player purses of Rs 120 crore each, made smart calls and have constructed rosters for the upcoming three years. Here's a look at the top-10 most expensive IPL players from the 2024 edition of the tournament. (Image Source: iplt20.com) 2 / 11 No. 1 | Rishabh Pant | Rs 27 crore | The left-handed wicket-keeper batter has become an integral member of the T20 cricket landscape in the country. Rishabh Pant is now heading to the Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) for a massive chunk of their overall purse at Rs 27 crore. Pant thus became the most expensive player in IPL history, and the southpaw is likely to assume leadership credentials over there too. (Image Source: iplt20.com) 3 / 11 No. 2 | Shreyas Iyer | Rs 26.75 crore | The Indian batter has led two different IPL teams in the Delhi Capitals (DC) and the Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) into the IPL finals. He is also a bankable batter in the middle-order, particularly renowned for his ability to take down spin bowling at will. (Image Source: iplt20.com) 4 / 11 No. 3 | Venkatesh Iyer | Rs 23.75 crore | KKR have relied heavily on loyalty off late and Venkatesh Iyer yielded the benefits of that by getting Rs 23.75 crore in this mega auction. The Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) went right down the wire to secure Iyer's services, and his consistent efforts in the playoffs over the years appear to have delivered unexpected outcomes this time around. (Image Source: iplt20.com) 5 / 11 No. 4 | Arshdeep Singh | Rs 18 crore | The left-arm pacer was the second-best bowler for India behind Jasprit Bumrah in their ICC Men's T20 World Cup-winning unit this year. He was, however, not retained by the Punjab Kings (PBKS). Regardless of that, PBKS chose to exercise their Right to Match (RTM) card to get Arshdeep back for Rs 18 crore. Interestingly, they could have retained him as their first-pick for the same price before the auction itself. (Image Source: iplt20.com) 6 / 11 No. 5 | Yuzvendra Chahal | Rs 18 crore | The former Rajasthan Royals (RR) leg spinner had a hefty payday, primarily because of the extraordinary sum prevalent with PBKS. Chahal is the leading wicket-taker in IPL history, and he could thrive bowling in the larger square boundaries at the home ground of PBKS, throwing up greater wicket-taking chances for him. (Image Source: iplt20.com) 7 / 11 No. 6 | Jos Buttler | Rs 15.75 crore | Gujarat Titans (GT) have strengthened their top order by acquiring Jos Buttler for Rs 15.75 crore in the mega auction. Buttler has been a champion cricketer in the IPL ecosystem and he was also the Orange Cap winner when they finished runners-up in 2022. Buttler is also expected to don the wicket-keeping gloves for GT, something that he didn't do at RR. (Image Source: iplt20.com) 8 / 11 No. 7 | KL Rahul | Rs 14 crore | The Delhi Capitals (DC) have arguably chosen to replace Rishabh Pant with his fellow national team wicket-keeper in KL Rahul. The right-hander was gotten into DC for a fairly decent amount of Rs 14 crore, but he could be locked into a captaincy battle with Faf du Plessis, who went to DC for only Rs 2 crore. (Image Source: iplt20.com) 9 / 11 No. 8 | Trent Boult | Rs 12.5 crore | The New Zealand speedster returned to the Mumbai Indians (MI) in a homecoming of sorts at a hefty price of Rs 12.5 crore. Boult will form a formidable bowling partnership with the duo of Deepak Chahar and Jasprit Bumrah. A few key breakthroughs in the powerplay from Boult is what MI will desire from the Kiwi fast bowler. (Image Source: iplt20.com) 10 / 11 No. 9 | Josh Hazlewood | Rs 12.5 crore | The Australian pacer has had a fairly good role to play in the IPL. He might not be the quintessential pacer in the shortest format. However, Josh Hazlewood has added newer elements to his bowling by mixing up his lengths and also delivering yorkers at will. RCB have gotten him back for Rs 12.5 crore. (Image Source: ICC) 11 / 11 No. 10 | Jofra Archer | Rs 12.5 crore | The English express pacer has been dealing with plenty of injury layoffs. Yet, RR shelled out a significant amount for Jofra Archer, whom they had got into the IPL for the first time in 2018. His spell with the Mumbai Indians (MI) never really materialised due to his fitness setbacks, and Archer is eyeing a fresh start with RR now. (Image Source: iplt20.com)

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OTTAWA — The federal government is hoping a temporary break on GST will address a 'vibecession' that has gripped Canadians, Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland said Monday. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced on Thursday that starting Dec. 14 the goods and services tax will be taken off a slew of items for two months to help with the affordability crunch. In a news conference on Monday, Freeland said there's a disconnect between recent good news on inflation and interest rates and how Canadians are feeling about the economy, something she said is being referred to as a "vibecession." The finance minister said the tax cut is meant to help bridge that gap and stimulate consumer spending. "One of the positive impacts of this measure is to help Canadians get past that vibecession because how Canadians feel really does have a real economic impact," Freeland said. The federal government also plans to send $250 cheques in the spring to Canadians who were working in 2023 and earned up to $150,000. Trudeau acknowledged last week that even though inflation is down and interest rates are falling, Canadians are still feeling the bite from higher prices. And while the government can't help with prices at the check out counter, it said it can put more money in people's pockets. The GST break and cash gifts are estimated to cost the federal government $6.3 billion. BMO estimates the stimulus amounts to 0.3 per cent of GDP. "That is hefty. But, it will do little to change economic behaviour, or even touch the aforementioned issues of productivity and affordability in comparison to, say, something like permanent income tax reductions," wrote BMO senior economist Robert Kavcic in a report. "In fact, when set against an incoming U.S. administration that is gearing up for a significant pro-growth policy push, it seems like energy would be better spent on measures with a more lasting impact." This report by The Canadian Press was first published Nov. 25, 2024. Nojoud Al Mallees, The Canadian Press

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